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. >>> presidential hopeful rick santorum is making strong statements about the current occupant of the white house. more on that at 5:32. >>> and at 5:48 we head out to mount vernon for a preview of george washington's 280th birth day. >>> and howard has a return to the 60s in his 7-day forecast. we'll be back. it is 5:12 and 37 degrees. i'm happy to say not much in the way of traffic at all this morning this holiday, president's day. if you do have to head to work, i think you are going to be just fine all around town. bw parkway and 95 out of baltimore we are looking good. no problems to report on the beltway itself. let's take a live look there on the outer loop. also looking good as you leave 95 toward new hampshire avenue. no-hov restrictions by the way on 270, 95, 395 and route -- 56. 66 and the dulles toll road, all looking great out of wolf trap and centerville to the beltway. a live look on the northbound side of 95 and 395. along pennsylvania avenue in southeast nice and light this morning. in my next report we'll take another look around the area. commuters in maryland, have
. >>> presidential hopeful rick santorum is making strong statements about the current occupant of the white house. more on that at 5:32. >>> and at 5:48 we head out to mount vernon for a preview of george washington's 280th birth day. >>> and howard has a return to the 60s in his 7-day forecast. we'll be back. it is 5:12 and 37 degrees. i'm happy to say not much in the way of traffic at all this morning this holiday, president's day. if you do have to head to work, i...
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santorum just about 45% of the vote. paul 27%. romney came in third at just about 17% and of course you can see gingrich followed that with about 10%. in colorado we have those numbers now. santorum walked away with 40% of the vote. romney 35%. you can see gingrich and paul pretty much tied 13% and 12%. three and four in that race. coming up in a half-hour, we'll have reaction from the other candidates, including gingrich and ron paul and what this win means for the republican party and maybe the future of unity within that party. mike, andrea, back to you. >> delia, thank you. >>> long after u.s. forces pull out of afghanistan and iraq, the c.i.a. will continue to maintain a large presence in both countries. an article in "the washington post" says it's all part of a plan by the obama administration to help protect american interests in the region. >> the two c.i.a. offices in kabul, afghanistan and baghdad, iraq are expected to be the largest offices the agency has outside of the united states. the article also says c.i.a. offic
santorum just about 45% of the vote. paul 27%. romney came in third at just about 17% and of course you can see gingrich followed that with about 10%. in colorado we have those numbers now. santorum walked away with 40% of the vote. romney 35%. you can see gingrich and paul pretty much tied 13% and 12%. three and four in that race. coming up in a half-hour, we'll have reaction from the other candidates, including gingrich and ron paul and what this win means for the republican party and maybe...
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santorum did indeed have a job in the private sector. he served as a lawyer, consulting for major corporations. coming up in my next live report, i'll have more on the candidates' plans to boost our economy. i'm see you in a half-hour. back to you. >> sounds good. see you in a little bit. >>> we'll also see if the virginia senate will vote today on a bill that would require women seeking abortions to get an all take sound first. the senate delayed a vote on the bill yesterday. the bill had been amended so it would not require women to undergo the more invasive procedure called a transvaginal ultrasound. women's groups and abortion rights activists have been protesting in richmond hoping the entire bill would be defeated. >>> metro riders have their first chance to weigh in on the proposed fare hikes last night. the transit agency is proposing what amounts to a 5% increase for rail service. people using paper fare cards instead of smartrip cards would face a higher flat fee but metro would dump the peak of the peak surcharge. about a hund
santorum did indeed have a job in the private sector. he served as a lawyer, consulting for major corporations. coming up in my next live report, i'll have more on the candidates' plans to boost our economy. i'm see you in a half-hour. back to you. >> sounds good. see you in a little bit. >>> we'll also see if the virginia senate will vote today on a bill that would require women seeking abortions to get an all take sound first. the senate delayed a vote on the bill yesterday....
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. >> senator santorum? >> courage. >> senator? >> resolute. >> mr. speaker? >> cheerful. >> the debate got more intense after that with some heated exchanges. we'll have more from the rest of the debate coming up later in the hour. >>> the virginia house of delegates pass add bill that would require women to get an ultrasound before having an abortion. however, a big change was made before that vote actually happened from the urging of governor bob mcdonnell. the original version would have forced women to undergo an invasive version of the procedure. governor mcdonnell says he does oppose abortion but the government should not be in the business of forcing people to undergo an invasive medical procedure. >>> 5:06. time for the latest your money report of the morning. jessica is under the weather. wall street saw some red arrows yesterday. stocks were mostly lower one day after the dow crossed the 13,000 mark for the first time in nearly four years. investors don't appear to be convinced that a second bailout package for greece will prevent that country from
. >> senator santorum? >> courage. >> senator? >> resolute. >> mr. speaker? >> cheerful. >> the debate got more intense after that with some heated exchanges. we'll have more from the rest of the debate coming up later in the hour. >>> the virginia house of delegates pass add bill that would require women to get an ultrasound before having an abortion. however, a big change was made before that vote actually happened from the urging of governor...
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romney turned back the recent charge by rick santorum. the to had been neck and neck in the polls last week. ron paul and newt gingrich are focusing their efforts now on super tuesday next week. >>> maine senator olympia snowe announces she will not be seeking reelection this fall. snowe is a republican who's consider -- who is considered a moderate. she does not see the partisan in the senate changing over the short term. she turned 65 last week and olympia snowe won reelection in 2006 with 74% of the vote. >>> as we approach the one-year anniversary of the japan earthquake and tsunami, debris from that catastrophe is moving towards the u.s. of the estimated eight million tons of wreckage, oashing on geographers believe one to two million tons of it is still floating. the main debris field is expected to reach hawaii next year and the west coast in 2014. >>> 5:53. it's the last day of february and most of us have barely seen any snow this year, especially compared to the last two years where we could not stop shoveling. despite the mild
romney turned back the recent charge by rick santorum. the to had been neck and neck in the polls last week. ron paul and newt gingrich are focusing their efforts now on super tuesday next week. >>> maine senator olympia snowe announces she will not be seeking reelection this fall. snowe is a republican who's consider -- who is considered a moderate. she does not see the partisan in the senate changing over the short term. she turned 65 last week and olympia snowe won reelection in...
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former pennsylvania senator rick santorum is leading the g.o.p. presidential hopefuls in many of the polls now. >> but former massachusetts governor mitt romney may have more of what it takes to win a long campaign against an incumbent president. money. susan mcginnis reports. >> it's great to be at the heartland. >> rick santorum was joined by his family at a campaign stop in grand rapids, michigan. >> we actually get a chance to spend some time together this week. >> santorum is leading in the polls and talking like a front- runner. he ignored his republican rivals focusing his attacks on president obama. >> whose side is he on is the question? we need someone that's on your side. >> reporter: michigan is mitt romney's home state but with the primary just a week away, he's trying do convince voters that santorum is not the right candidate for the economy. >> i don't think it's appropriate for us to keep raising the debt ceiling every year. he voted five times to raise the debt ceiling. >> reporter: romney has plenty of cash to help him catch up
former pennsylvania senator rick santorum is leading the g.o.p. presidential hopefuls in many of the polls now. >> but former massachusetts governor mitt romney may have more of what it takes to win a long campaign against an incumbent president. money. susan mcginnis reports. >> it's great to be at the heartland. >> rick santorum was joined by his family at a campaign stop in grand rapids, michigan. >> we actually get a chance to spend some time together this week....
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rick santorum is already campaigning in nevada. he urged his opponents to stop attacking each other. >> what we saw in the last few weeks in the state of florida is not something that's going to help us win this election. >> if enthusiasm wins elections, we win hands down. >> reporter: ron paul also bypassed florida to concentrate on nevada and other caucus states. danielle nottingham, cbs news, tampa, florida. >>> two of the nation's most prominent women health organizations are engaged in sort of a war ever words now. this all came out after susan g. komen, the country's leading breast cancer charity said it's now ending its relationship with planned parenthood. >> komen officials said they made the decision because congress is investigating the way planned parenthood spends the federal money it receives. a komen spokeswoman says the organization recently adopted a policy not to contribute money to groups that are under local, state or federal investigation. last year komen donated roughly $700,000 to 19 planned parenthood affili
rick santorum is already campaigning in nevada. he urged his opponents to stop attacking each other. >> what we saw in the last few weeks in the state of florida is not something that's going to help us win this election. >> if enthusiasm wins elections, we win hands down. >> reporter: ron paul also bypassed florida to concentrate on nevada and other caucus states. danielle nottingham, cbs news, tampa, florida. >>> two of the nation's most prominent women health...
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polls show mitt romney ahead in colorado but rick santorum holds the lead in minnesota and even has a chance of beating romney in missouri where newt gingrich isn't on the ballot. >>> the lawsuit over virginia's republican presidential primary ballot is over now. newt gingrich has asked the judge to drop his name from that suit. he was the last of the four plaintiffs to do so. gingrich, rick santorum, john huntsman and rick perry all had sued over the state's signature requirement to get on the ballot. this now means virginians will choose from mitt romney and ron paul in the republican primary march 6. >>> other election news in virginia, the state senate passed a voter irchts d. bill. the -- incht d. bill. the 40 state senators were split along party lines. bill bolling cast the decisive vote to cast the bill which requires voters to bring an i.d. to the polls or cast only a provisional ballot if you don't have one. the bill heads to the house of delegates which passed a similar version last week. >>> time for another your money report. >> jessica is back. >> we're watching your mon
polls show mitt romney ahead in colorado but rick santorum holds the lead in minnesota and even has a chance of beating romney in missouri where newt gingrich isn't on the ballot. >>> the lawsuit over virginia's republican presidential primary ballot is over now. newt gingrich has asked the judge to drop his name from that suit. he was the last of the four plaintiffs to do so. gingrich, rick santorum, john huntsman and rick perry all had sued over the state's signature requirement to...
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polls show romney has lost his lead there among likely republican voters to rick santorum. santorum spent wednesday campaigning in north dakota, one of the super tuesday states. >>> 9 wants you to know more about what police see when they encounter teenage drinking. >> montgomery county officers say they routinely see teens register a .25 or higher in breathylizer tests. >> andrea mccarren spoke with officers about their encounters with both teens and parents and now some adults take teen drinking lightly and how officers feel when they encounter the worst outcomes. >> reporter: for many police officers there are images they find hard to forget. for corporal nick augustine, it was an underage drinking party on new year's eve. >> i go into the back room and see a female passed out on a bed in vomit, her clothes mangled and condoms sitting around here. >> reporter: the teenager had been sexually assaulted. police called the homeowners. >> we called the parents, notified them of what happened and that we need them to come and take care of their child. they said well, we can't
polls show romney has lost his lead there among likely republican voters to rick santorum. santorum spent wednesday campaigning in north dakota, one of the super tuesday states. >>> 9 wants you to know more about what police see when they encounter teenage drinking. >> montgomery county officers say they routinely see teens register a .25 or higher in breathylizer tests. >> andrea mccarren spoke with officers about their encounters with both teens and parents and now some...
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rick santorum had surged to the front. michigan and arizona holding primaries tomorrow. super tuesday, next week. >>> did you stay up for last night's academy awards? we are going to start with the winner for best picture, "the artist ." not a sprays. the first time a silent film has been awarded since the academy started. goes to show harvey weinstein is a war horse. that movie had no chance. a silent movie in this day and age? it is so charming. >> a lot of op he hads -- op eds were saying it shouldn't have been in the category. >> true. but if you had seen it, eventually, however remember a lot of the times, movies are true of the times. >> we learned in 2008 no country for men was john mccain. >>> let's talk about best actress. it was viola davis or meryl streep. >> yes. we were all equally surprised. i think she gets the award for best speech. >> i agree. she was wonderful. >>> she tanked the people she needed to thank and she was charming. it had been 2 years since she last won. 17 nominations. she is undoubtly the best living actress in the world. >> consistent, t
rick santorum had surged to the front. michigan and arizona holding primaries tomorrow. super tuesday, next week. >>> did you stay up for last night's academy awards? we are going to start with the winner for best picture, "the artist ." not a sprays. the first time a silent film has been awarded since the academy started. goes to show harvey weinstein is a war horse. that movie had no chance. a silent movie in this day and age? it is so charming. >> a lot of op he hads...
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. >>> campaign 2012 now rick santorum has surged past mitt romney in the latest cbs news- "new york times" poll. he leads romney 30% to 27%. >>> 9 wants you to know fairfax police have charged five juveniles with public drunkenness. this happened last friday night following a basketball game between languageley and mclean high. four of the kids who were arrested were at mclean high school. the fifth at a nearby fast food restaurant. there's no word at this point what punishment these students will get but according to the students rights and responsibilities booklet for fairfax county, a fires-time violation for possessing or being under the influence of alcohol shall result in a suspension from school for a minimum of five days and maximum of ten days and a suspension for 30 calendar days for all student activities. derek mcginty has more on teen drinking and a trend that's often called pre-gaming. >> come over here a minute. >> reporter: montgomery county police officer bill morrison has a knack for spotting pre- gamers. >> there's more in there somewhere. >> reporter: teenagers and you
. >>> campaign 2012 now rick santorum has surged past mitt romney in the latest cbs news- "new york times" poll. he leads romney 30% to 27%. >>> 9 wants you to know fairfax police have charged five juveniles with public drunkenness. this happened last friday night following a basketball game between languageley and mclean high. four of the kids who were arrested were at mclean high school. the fifth at a nearby fast food restaurant. there's no word at this point what...
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romney is neck and neck and a race with rick santorum and this is where romney grew up. voters go to the polls tuesday in michigan and arizona. >>> women are being asked to dress down when it comes the with they put on their -- what they put on their face. >>> plus, what's new in theaters including a movie starting real life navy s.e.a.l.s. we'll be back. >> woman: don't forget the yard work! >> o.k. >> announcer: with citibank's popmoney, dan can easily send money by email right from his citibank account. >> nice job, ben. >> announcer: well played, dan. well played. citibank popmoney. easier banking. standard at citibank. >>> welcome back. 5:57. howard here your weather first. a severe weather alert day. we've got bigger problems this afternoon with the winds and maybe severe storms, this morning heavier showers from win chester up to frederick and even upper montgomery a little bit of light rain there. we are looking at the showers the futurecast, staying mainly north of us this morning. by 9:00, 59. south areas though sunshine. 61 in fredericksburg. it will be in the
romney is neck and neck and a race with rick santorum and this is where romney grew up. voters go to the polls tuesday in michigan and arizona. >>> women are being asked to dress down when it comes the with they put on their -- what they put on their face. >>> plus, what's new in theaters including a movie starting real life navy s.e.a.l.s. we'll be back. >> woman: don't forget the yard work! >> o.k. >> announcer: with citibank's popmoney, dan can easily send...
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the conference comes at a very good time for rick santorum who is still riding on the momentum of his big wins this creek in minnesotaman -- week in minnesota, missouri and colorado. what can folks expect? at least a couple of attacks against president obama. >> the president seems of the forten that he was elected to lead all americans and that he was elected to be president of the united states, not the "occupy wall street" fan club. >> it starts with us, the willingness to recognize we're part of a cause that's much greater than ourselves. it starts with willingness to serve others and serve with others who may not have the exact same outlook on every single tactic. >> reporter: among the criticism against president obama, his controversial birth control plan. that part of the story coming up in my next live report in a half hour. back to you. mike andrea? >> all right, delia goncalves thank you. >>> the time for the latest your money report of the morning. >> indeed, maybe you heard about the big mortgage deal that was announced yesterday in jessica doyle here to tell you what it
the conference comes at a very good time for rick santorum who is still riding on the momentum of his big wins this creek in minnesotaman -- week in minnesota, missouri and colorado. what can folks expect? at least a couple of attacks against president obama. >> the president seems of the forten that he was elected to lead all americans and that he was elected to be president of the united states, not the "occupy wall street" fan club. >> it starts with us, the willingness...
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it will be the first debate since rick santorum surged past mitt romney in some of the national polls. >>> it could be close to impossible to explain to a young person just how dangerous it is to drink and drive. >> but montgomery county police have come up with a way that's pretty cool to show teenagers what happens when you drive drunk and it actually keeps them safe. andrea mccarren explains and takes us for a wild ride. >> reporter: on a wind swept evening in damascus, we sent some montgomery county police interns on a mission to attempt a driving course wearing goggles that simulate alcohol intoxication. >> you had a few drinks. you're ready to go home. >> reporter: julian was up first. >> you realize things aren't quite the same and you drop the keys on the ground. so pick up the keys. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: now he'll get behind the wheel of a john deere gator. >> it doesn't have the power the car does so it's safer and the gator is actually equipped with a kill switch. >> reporter: desperately trying to focus, he knocks over cone after cone after cone. >> he just rammed so
it will be the first debate since rick santorum surged past mitt romney in some of the national polls. >>> it could be close to impossible to explain to a young person just how dangerous it is to drink and drive. >> but montgomery county police have come up with a way that's pretty cool to show teenagers what happens when you drive drunk and it actually keeps them safe. andrea mccarren explains and takes us for a wild ride. >> reporter: on a wind swept evening in damascus,...